NCF Volleyball (20-4, 10-4) will play in its first-ever Sun Conference Championship Game Saturday as the No. 3 seeded Mighty Banyans will take on host, No. 1 seeded, No. 13 ranked, and three-time defending Sun Conference Tournament champion St. Thomas (24-4, 14-1) at 4 p.m. EST inside Miami Gardens' Fernandez Family Center.
The winner will receive an automatic bid to the NAIA Tournament.
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INSIDE THE SERIES (NCF vs. Southeastern)
Overall Record:Â 0-5
At Home:Â 0-2
On The Road:Â 0-3
OF NOTE
- NCF defeated No. 6 seeded Warner 3-1 at home in Tuesday's quarterfinals and No. 2 seeded Southeastern 3-1 in Friday's semifinals.
- Friday's epic semifinals win included a 38-36 third set victory. First-Team All-Sun Conference selection Jayleen Santiago led the Mighty Banyans with 23 kills and was joined in double digits by second-team All-Conference selections Wiktoria Telecka (21) and Soraya Nacero (12).
- Sun Conference Setter of The Year, Rafaela Domingos, set a program single-game record with 62 assists in the win over St. Thomas, while Sun Conference Libero of the Year, Maria Luiza Barreis, posted a team-high 31 digs.
- Saturday's game will mark the first time an NCF Athletics program has ever played in a Sun Conference Championship final.
- St. Thomas, the five-time defending Sun Conference regular season and three-time Sun Conference Tournament champions and NCF met twice in the regular season with the Bobcats earning sweep of NCF on Sept. 20 at SCF-Bradenton and another sweep on Oct. 25 in Miami Gardens.
- STU defeated No. 5 seeded Keiser 3-1 to advance to Saturday's finals.
- The Bobcats roster features first-team All-Conference selections Tayla Barnes, Payton Bertke, Aleksandra Ivanovic and Raya Mlyakova, second-team All-Conference selection Alexandra Bruno. Mlyakova was named the Sun Conference Freshman Of The Year.
UP NEXT:Â TBD